Renee wants privacy

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Renee Zellweger, who has filed for an annulment from husband
Kenny Chesney after just four months of marriage, says the couple
"hope to experience this transition as privately as possible."

In court papers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the
Oscar-winning actress listed "fraud" as the reason for the breakup
with the country music star.

The term was "simply legal language and not a reflection of
Kenny's character," Zellweger said in a statement.

"I would personally be very grateful for your support in
refraining from drawing derogatory, hurtful, sensationalised or
untrue conclusions," she said.

"We hope to experience this transition as privately as
possible."

Chesney also released a statement saying: "This is an incredibly
sad time. ... I just hope everyone can respect the privacy that I
know Renee has already asked for."

Zellweger, 36, and Chesney, 37, wed in a small ceremony on the
Caribbean island of St John in the US Virgin Islands in May.

It was the first marriage for both.

Photos of the couple barefoot on the beach were widely
distributed.

They met at the Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit on
January 15, where Chesney was singing and Zellweger was answering
telephones, the syndicated television news magazine The
Insider had reported.

Zellweger won a best supporting actress Oscar for Cold
Mountain. Her screen credits also include Chicago and
Bridget Jones's Diary.

Chesney was named Country Music Association entertainer of the
year in November. His hits include Me and You and She
Thinks My Tractor's Sexy.

But even before meeting, Zellweger's performance in the movie
Jerry Maguire inspired Chesney to pen his 1999 hit You
Had Me From Hello.

In recent weeks, the couple tried to defuse bombshell reports
that their union was on the rocks because their busy schedules were
keeping them apart.

The Daily Mail of London reported that Zellweger and
Chesney had spent only 15 days together since getting hitched.

"I'm happily married, but I don't talk about it because I want
to keep my precious things precious," Zellweger told reporters when
she attended the recent Venice Film Festival, sans Chesney, to
promote her latest movie, Cinderella Man.